Chicken Tandoori

Chicken Tandoori

Ingredients:

1 - whole chicken (de skinned)

4 - medium onionsfew cashews and raisins

1- hard boiled egg

3 tsp - curd

pinch of orange color

turmeric powder half tsp

vegetable oil

chili powder to taste

salt to taste

onion rings, lemon rings and Coriander leave (for garnishing)

Method:

Clean the chicken and made vertical slits on it but make sure not to make holes through.
Add curd, turmeric, chili powder, salt, orange color and half tsp vegetable oil to the chicken.
Marinate chicken in the mixture for at least 4 to 5 hours.
In a wok add oil to it, add chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
Then add chili powder, salt, turmeric to the onions and fry till oil separates.
Now add the raisins and cashews.
Stuff the marinated chicken with this onion mixture and hard boiled egg.
Pre heat oven at 350 C for 5 minutes.
Keep the stuffed chicken in greased dish and bake for an hour, turning upside down in between.
Make sure not to overcook the chicken take it out when it is little reddish brown on the top.
Slice it before serving.
Garnish with onion rings, lemon ring and Coriander leave and now its ready to serve.

Tips

• Squeezed out, lemon can be used to rub the hands, nails, and fingers. Rub till peel and hands turn dry. Wash after 15 minutes. Best done leisurely, while relaxing as in watching TV, etc.

• Dry almond skins in sun till brittle. Powder, mix with gram flour, turmeric and store. Add curds and honey to a Tablespoonful of mixture and use to rub skin clean while bathing. Making and excellent cleaning agent for the Body and face.

Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken

1 1/2 kg Chicken (Cut in to medium pieces)
8-10 big cloves of garlic (minced)
5 green chilies (chopped)
4 tbsp butter
2-3 tbsp black pepper powder (coarsely powdered)
1½ tbsp Lemon juice
2 tbsp Fenugreek (Kasuri Methi)
salt to taste
coriander leaves ( for garnishing)

Method

1. Boil chicken with water and a pinch of salt for 10 minutes and strain.
2. Heat butter, add minced garlic, stir for 2 minutes add green chilies fry well.
3. Add chicken pieces, saute well. Add crushed pepper corns (around 1 tbsp), mix well so that pepper covers the chicken and let it cook in medium flame.
4. Turn it in between, when almost done add remaining pepper, lemon juice and fenugreek.
5. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves its ready to eat.

Tips of The Day

1 If you had a food Stain ,potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.

2 Gently dry the berries with paper towels until dry and store in a covered pan in the refrigerator for about 3 days.